Oxycanus dirempta

Variable Oxycanus at Black Range, NSW

Oxycanus dirempta at Black Range, NSW - 16 Jun 2020 10:30 AM

Oxycanus dirempta at Black Range, NSW - 16 Jun 2020 10:30 AM

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Identification history

	Oxycanus dirempta	25 Jun 2020	MaxCampbell
	Oxycanus dirempta	16 Jun 2020	GlennCocking
	Unidentified	16 Jun 2020	StephH

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User's notes

This is the second of three hawkmoth-like animals found on a neighbour's deck this morning. They're all between 3 and 5 cm.

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StephH wrote:

25 Jun 2020

Thanks Max. I'll have a look.
Found an ant carrying a moth wing that looks like it was from one of these moths. I'll post that pic too.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.850594 -36.730654
Places Black Range, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
16 Jun 2020 10:30 AM Recorded on
StephH Recorded by
Collections
Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) StephH South Coast NatureMapr

Species information

Oxycanus dirempta Scientific name
Variable Oxycanus Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 968.4m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Synonyms
Porina kershawi

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